Marian has gone 8-2 against Omaha Westside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Marian Crusaders will be staying on the road to face off against the Omaha Westside Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Omaha Westside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Marian, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Marian finally turned things around against Westview on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Westview 8-7.
CeCe Behounek looked comfortable as she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Olivia Rivera was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Kincaid, who went 3-for-3 with three runs and a triple.
Marian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Omaha Westside's offense. They fell 5-0 to Millard North on Friday. The Warriors have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Marian's record now sits at 5-9. As for Omaha Westside, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Marian might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Omaha Westside when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Marian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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